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Basic French Phrases for travelers



Here are some basic French phrases that might come in handy on your next trip.


In case of emergency
Help! Au secours! (oh sekoor)
Stop! Arrêtez! (aret-ay)
Call a doctor Appelez un médecin
(apuh-lay un medsan)
Call an ambulance Appelez une ambulance
(apuh-lay oon onboo-lons)
Call the police Appelez la police
(apuh-lay lah poh-lees)
The nearest hospital? Où est l’hôpital le plus proche?
(oo ay l’opeetal luh ploo prosh?)

Useful phrases in French
Yes/No Oui/Non (wee/non)
Please S’il vous plaît (seel voo play)
Thank you Merci (mer-see)
Excuse me Excusez-moi (exkoo-zay mwah)
Hello Bonjour (bonzhoor)
Goodbye Au revoir (oh ruh-vwar)
How are you? Comment allez-vous? (kom-mon talay voo?)
Very well Très bien (treh byan)
I don’t understand. Je ne comprends pas
(zhuh nuh kompron pah)
Do you speak English? Parlez-vous anglais?
(par-lay voo ong-lay?)
I’m sorry. Excusez-moi. (exkoo-zay mwah)

Shopping
How much does this cost? C’est combien s’il vous plaît?
(say kom-byan seel voo play)
I’m just looking. Je regarde seulement.
(zhuh rughar suhlmon)
What time do you open/close? A quelle heure vous êtes ouvert/fermé?
(ah kel urr voo zet oo-ver/fer-may?)
size, clothes la taille (la tye)
size, shoes le pointure (la pwan-tur)

Sightseeing
post office la poste, le bureau de poste
(pohst, booroh duh pohst)
bus stop la gare routière (gare roo-tee-yehr)
railway station la gare (gahr)
tourist information les renseignements touristiques
(ronsayn-mon toorees-teek)

In a hotel
Do you have any vacant rooms? Est-ce que vous avez une chambre?
(es-kuh voo-zavay oon shambr)
I have a reservation. J'ai fait une reservation?
(zhay fay oon ray-zehrva-syon)

At a restaurant
menu le menu (men-oo)
breakfast le petit déjeuner
(puh-tee day-zhuh-nay)
lunch le déjeuner (day-zhuh-nay)
dinner le dîner (dee-nay)
Food: rare, medium, well done saignant (say-non), à point (ah pwan), bien cuit (byan kwee)
The bill, please. L’addition s’il vous plaît.
(l’adee-syon seel voo play)

Love to learn more languages? What about Dutch or Spanish. Or maybe Italian or Portuguese?

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